Ralph Waite of The Waltons’ dies at 85

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Feb 14, 2014 at 10:05 AMFeb 14, 2014 at 10:05 AM

Actor Ralph Waite died Thursday at his home in Palm Desert, Calif., CNN reported today. Waite was best known for playing John Walton Sr. on “The Waltons,” which ran from 1972 to 1981. He also had roles in recent shows “Bones” and “NCIS,” and he had parts in “Cool Hand Luke” and “Bonanza.”